I have been woefully remiss in keeping up this blog. I apologize to the three of you who've checked it over the last six months. I promise I'll be better.
As reported by Newbz, Asia Restaurant has become Kuma Sushi. We went last night to try it out, and I am here to tell the three of you that read this blog, I LOVED it. The original sushi chefs have apparently bought the restaurant, and they are doing a fabu job.
I have been very lazy when it comes to this blog, but very busy in every other area of my life (eighty one days til I get married!!).
Artwater is back, and will be better than ever. The council has been working closely with Sonic Muze to sponsor this event, and I hope it's an enormous success.
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, City Council Districts 13 & 4 in conjunction with Sonic Muze and Importante Gifts present ARTWATER 'A Celebration of Music and Arts' Festival on Saturday, April 26th from 2-10pm along Glendale Blvd. in the Atwater Village.
ARTWATER is an interactive music and arts festival featuring local Artisan vendors, chalk artists, two stages with musical and dance performances and various creative areas with activities for festival attendees to enjoy.
You can create your own succulent garden, rock paint and have your picture taking in some funky fun outfits with your friends!
The two stages will be filling the air with eclectic sounds from our local hot LA bands from various genres. Circe Link will entertain you with her cowboy and Omar Torrez will funk you out! Many other fantastically creative and exciting bands to be announced!
For your thirst quenching, there will be all natural Reeds Inc. ginger and rootbeers and Function Drinks. For the over 21, you can tantalize your taste buds with New Belgium Beer and wine from 55 Degrees.
Your appetite will be pleased with Flavors With Love barbecue cuisine and the local restaurants.
Local Atwater and surrounding area Artisans and John Marshall High students will have their art up for purchase. As well as, gallery openings and receptions at the local art galleries.
Paintings by Atwater Ave. Elementary School students will be displayed throughout the festival.
A presentation of paintings by Atwater Ave. and GlenFeliz to Councilman Eric Garcetti.
Chalk Artists will be creating portraits on the street and sidewalk for the chalk art competition.
ARTWATER raffle with many prizes already in place such as Miropoulsky painting valued at $1,500, Santa Ynez Inn mid-week stay with two complementary massages, Chocolate Sun gift certificate, and many more!
ARTWATER will benefit Sonic Muze raising funds for musical instruments and art supplies in the Atwater Village, Los Feliz, Glassel Park and Silver Lake area schools.
COME EXPERIENCE ARTWATER AND ATWATER VILLAGES' SHOPS, ART GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER LOCAL MERCHANTS!
TONIGHT!
AVNC Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Tuesday April 8, 7PM
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
Leonora Gershman- Committee Chair
Tuesday April 8, 2008 7:00pm-8:00pm
Pat and Oscars Restaurant
2921 Los Feliz Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Click here for the agenda. Fascinating!
Then! THURSDAY!
AVNC Board Meeting - Thursday April 10, 7PM
Meeting of the Board of Governors
7:00 PM Thursday April 10, 2008
Christ’s Church at Griffith Park - Community Room, 3852 Edenhurst Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90039
Click here for the agenda. Daunting!
Anyone else notice the swarm of helicopters over our corner of LA on Thursday? They were all watching this go down.
From the LA Times article:
The violence began around noon when a 37-year-old man police described as a bystander was shot more than a dozen times by suspected gang members as he held the hand of a 2-year-old girl. He later died. The toddler, apparently picked up by a passerby and carried to safety, was not wounded. As the gunmen drove off, witnesses told police, several pedestrians who apparently knew the victim opened fire on the car.
My God.
Then this.
From the LA Times report:
Steve Garcia, 26, a Latino man, was shot and killed while sitting inside his car at 2791 Carillon St. in Atwater Village at about 2:43 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. According to police, Garcia and a woman were sitting inside the car when a suspect or suspects approached the vehicle and fired several shots. Garcia was hit multiple times and the woman was hit in the arm, said Officer Richard French of LAPD's media relations office. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was hospitalized and in stable condition, French said. The suspect or suspects may have fled in a Toyota Corolla, police said.
Today on our morning walk through North Atwater we saw the most magnificent thing.
We were walking along the river with Molly Malone, the wee Scottish Terrier who runs this house, and on the other side of the chain link fence, we saw a neighbor walking about seven dogs of varying breeds.
And one white goat.
One goat and a gaggle of dogs.
Apparently the neighbor noticed that goat seemed attention starved, so he got to go on their walk with them.
Tell me where else in Los Angeles is that going to happen? Only in beautiful Atwater Village.
Fill a Vacancy Position on the AVNC Board!!
The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Needs You!!
Fill a Vacancy Position on the AVNC Board!!
Sign Up! Help Out! Get Involved! You Can Make a Difference!
New Board Members will serve until the next official election to take place Oct., 2009.
The following 4 positions are available:
1 Business Representative
3 Special Interest Representatives
The Deadline to Apply is Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 5:00 PM.
To apply, follow these 3 easy steps:
Complete a one-page application stating who you are and what your Stakeholder status is (resident, business owner or employee, churchgoer, park user, community group member, etc.). Write up to 100 words telling why you want to serve on the AVNC Board. Use the application at www.atwatervillage.org or at the Atwater Village Public Library, 3379 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039 and follow the delivery instructions noted here.
Mail or hand deliver your application and statement to 3371 Glendale Blvd Unit 105, Los Angeles Ca. 90039. (323) 634 AVNC Applications must be received at the post box no later than 5:00 PM. Thursday Dec 6, 2007
Come to the Dec 13, 2007 Board Meeting and speak for up to 2 minutes about why you want to serve. You will be notified of the location.
Application available here: http://www.atwatervillage.org/pdf/12-07candFileW-100word.pdf
- We had our first meeting of the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council last week, and according to the Friends of Atwater Village, all went well. Thanks for keeping tabs on us, FAV - I look forward to working with you.
- I can't seem to find any info online, but tomorrow, November 15th at 6pm, is the annual "Turkey Shoot" at Chevy Chase park. Don't worry, no turkeys will be harmed. Except for the ones that we're giving away. But they were already harmed. Humanely, assuredly. In any event, it's a fun night for the kids, who play basketball to win a Thanksgiving turkey. 
- Miles has an excellent blog that has some excellent news about more fun businesses opening up on Glendale Blvd. A boutique? Another Vietnamese restaurant? MON DIEU!
- As always, Newbie keeps us all up to date for all the happening happenings.
- The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council is looking to appoint a few more council members. Interested? Let me know!
My fellow AVNC board member, Luis Lopez, documents the great success that was Trick or Treat on the BOOlevard. Look at all those cute kids! Great work, everybody. Sorry I couldn't be there.
Here's my very cute personal Halloween story. My fiancé and I were going to a small gathering in Montrose last night, but I felt terrible that I wouldn't be there to hand out candy. We compromised by leaving a bowl full of candy on our doorstep. It certainly occurred to us that we come home to find that the bowl would have disappeared along with all the candy, but I had faith in our Atwater Village kiddos. We came home to find that indeed, people had taken a lot of the candy, but not all of it, and that the bowl was safe and sound.
We raise good kids here in Atwater Village, methinks.
